Wasteland

Resumen del libro

A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'A fascinating, deeply researched and hugely important exposé of what happens to the stuff we no longer want, and the social and environmental cost of dealing with it' Gaia Vince Compelling, smart, fair, often funny, always interesting, and just very important' Mary Roach, author of Stiff'There are stories in all our discarded things: who made them, what they meant to a person before they were thrown away. In the end, it all ends up in the same place the endless ingenuity of humanity in one filthy, fascinating mass.' When we throw things away', what does that actually mean? Where does it go, and who deals with it when it gets there? In Wasteland, award-winning journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on an eye-opening journey through the global waste industry. From the mountainous landfills of New Delhi to Britain's overflowing sewers, from hollowed-out mining towns in the USA to Ghana's flooded second-hand markets, we meet the people on the frontline of our waste crisis both those being exploited, and those determined to make a difference.

On the way, we discover the corporate greenwashing that started the recycling movement; the dark truth behind our second-hand donations; and come face to face with the 10,000-year legacy of our nuclear waste. Both shocking and hopeful, Wasteland is the timely and ultimately human story at the heart of an urgent global issue.

Biografía del autor

(Reino Unido, 1989) es un galardonado periodista de revistas, cuyos artículos han aparecido en British GQ, WIRED, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine y muchas otras publicaciones. Ha escrito sobre estafadores del arte y exploradores de los fondos marinos, ha informado desde Liberia sobre el virus del ébola, ha hecho la crónica de la díscola carrera para construir un hyperloop y ha perfilado a innumerables fundadores de startups, científicos, directores de cine y famosos. Apasionado del medio ambiente, Oliver lleva mucho tiempo informando sobre sostenibilidad y cuestiones climáticas.